Nutrition
Know the Numbers
Cooking Techniques
Foods
Hydration
100
This measures the amount of energy in the food you eat.
What are calories
100
This is the amount of water that should be consumed on a daily basis.
What is 3 quarts
100
This cooking method consists of heating food in a plastic bag in a pot of boiling water.
What is retort
100
This is what GORP stands for.
What is “good old raisins and peanuts”
100
Drinking this helps to put quick heat into your system as well as the fluids that are essential.
What are hot beverages
200
These are the main source of energy. They are grouped together as starches, sugars, and celluloses.
What are carbohydrates
200
Carbohydrates should make up what percentage of your daily food intake in cold weather.
What is 40%
200
One of the main goals of cold weather cooking is to minimize this task
What is washing dishes
200
Foods such as eggs, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables are not ideal for cold weather cooking for this reason.
What is they can freeze
200
Using this chemical is a common method for treating water.
What is iodine or chlorine
300
These are the highest energy food, providing about 9 calories per gram.
What are fats
300
Fats should make up what percentage of your daily food intake in cold weather.
What is 40%
300
Smart campers make meals easier by doing this task.
What is precooking food
300
This food has about two hundred calories per ounce and goes a long way toward sustaining you while snow camping all by itself.
What is cheese
300
This parasite is difficult to kill with some methods of water treatment.
What is Cryptosporidium
400
This is the most common substance, other than water, in your body. Its main function is the growth and maintenance of body structures.
What is protein
400
Standing in the cold can burn this many calories per hour.
What is 150 calories per hour
400
Cooking these types of meals generally only require the addition of boiling water.
What are freeze-dried foods
400
This meal is typically left simple and can be eaten on the go.
What is lunch
400
Water must be boiled for this long in order to purify it.
What is 5 minutes
500
These provide almost immediate fuel for the muscles and heat for the body.
What are candy, cereals, or dried fruit
500
Shivering in the cold can burn this many calories per hour.
What is up to 450 calories per hour
500
The best type of fuel to use for camp stoves in cold weather is this.
What is white gas
500
You should not eat this, as the process reduces body temperature.
What is snow
500
This is just as important to do in cold weather as it is in hot weather.
What is stay hydrated
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